This weekend I got to hang out with my good friend Jodi aka Granolamom4God and learn more about essential oils. I invited her to teach us about 12 essential oils that were used in the Bible. It was a fascinating class! It brought some of those Bible verses that I had glossed over before into […]
Homemade Foot Bar with Essential Oils
My heels have taken a beating this summer due to wearing sandals or flip-flops everyday. I glanced through my (ad) Buttered Life: Summer Edition e-Book and found a great base recipe for making a foot bar. Since I now keep all the basic DIY lotion ingredients on hand, I was able to whip a couple […]
Making Lip Balm
I have been on a DIY kick lately– especially when it comes to making my own salves, lotions, insect repellent bars and lip balms. Once you have your beauty DIY pantry stocked, it is amazing how many things you can make– and that are not laden with chemicals. This weekend I made lip balm. With […]
Cloud Dough
It was a rainy afternoon. We had planned on going to the pool but thunder nixed that idea. Since the girls were restless, I turned to Pinterest for help. I cam across several different “cloud dough” activities and thought we’d give that a try! We used the recipe from Tinkerlab. If you head on over […]
Learning How to Make Lotion
My oldest daughter and I have been experimenting with our essential oils lately! She occasionally has cracked skin on her hands so we thought we’d try to make our own salve. Since I have never made anything like this before, I needed a recipe and a video how-to. I had recently picked up (affiliate) My […]